# toipa.org

> Free online IPA transcription tool — convert text to IPA phonetic notation and transcribe speech to IPA across 10+ languages.

## Tools

- Text to IPA: https://toipa.org/text-to-ipa — Convert written words or sentences into IPA phonetic transcription. Supports English (American & British), French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Vietnamese.
- Speech to IPA: https://toipa.org/speech-to-ipa — Record or upload audio and get IPA transcription using Whisper-based speech recognition.
- IPA Chart: https://toipa.org/ipa-chart — Interactive International Phonetic Alphabet reference chart with audio samples.
  - English (British): https://toipa.org/ipa-chart/en-gb
  - English (American): https://toipa.org/ipa-chart/en-us
  - Mandarin Chinese: https://toipa.org/ipa-chart/zh-cmn

## Content

- Blog: https://toipa.org/blog — Articles about phonetics, pronunciation, and the IPA.
- Category browser: https://toipa.org/category — Browse items by category.

## Notes

- All transcription is done server-side using curated pronunciation dictionaries and Whisper.cpp for speech recognition.
- The site supports multiple UI languages. Language-prefixed URLs (e.g. /zh/text-to-ipa) serve the same content with a localised interface.